Authentication problem with Google Account: Waitlist invite email mismatch prevents login
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 26, 2025 by amitlevy Closed Mar 4, 2025
Description
I'm unable to login to Claude Code because my waitlist invite was sent to a slightly different email address than my Google account email.
Details
- My Google account email: example.user@gmail.com (with a dot)
- Email that received the waitlist invite: exampleuser@gmail.com (without the dot)
When attempting to authenticate with Claude Code, the system doesn't recognize my Google account as having access, presumably because the waitlist approval is tied to the email without the dot - even though Google doesn't differentiate.
Steps to Reproduce
- Install Claude Code (
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code) - Run
claudein terminal - Authentication flow opens in browser
- Sign in with Google account (the one with the dot)
- Authentication fails - not recognized as having waitlist access
Expected Behavior
The system should recognize that example.user@gmail.com and exampleuser@gmail.com are effectively the same Gmail address (Google treats dots in Gmail addresses as identical) and allow me to authenticate.
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